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fricative in Arabic

اِحْتِكَاكِي iḥtikākī

/ˈfɹɪkətɪv/US/ˈfɹɪkətɪv/

fricative in Arabic: اِحْتِكَاكِي (iḥtikākī), رَخْو (raḵw), صَوْت اِحْتِكَاكِي (ṣawt iḥtikākī), صَوْت رَخْو (ṣawt raḵw). In English, fricative means any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.

Arabic words for fricative

consonant
اِحْتِكَاكِي iḥtikākī, رَخْو raḵw, صَوْت اِحْتِكَاكِي ṣawt iḥtikākī, صَوْت رَخْو ṣawt raḵw
produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity
رَخْو raḵw

English meaning of fricative

  1. noun Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.
  2. adjective Produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.

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Questions about fricative in Arabic

What is the meaning of fricative in Arabic?
Fricative in Arabic is اِحْتِكَاكِي (iḥtikākī), رَخْو (raḵw), صَوْت اِحْتِكَاكِي (ṣawt iḥtikākī), صَوْت رَخْو (ṣawt raḵw).
ما معنى كلمة fricative؟
Fricative: اِحْتِكَاكِي (iḥtikākī), رَخْو (raḵw), صَوْت اِحْتِكَاكِي (ṣawt iḥtikākī), صَوْت رَخْو (ṣawt raḵw).
What does fricative mean in English?
Fricative means any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.

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